CVE-2011-2485 (GCVE-0-2011-2485)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-07-03 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:00
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Summary
The gdk_pixbuf__gif_image_load function in gdk-pixbuf/io-gif.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.23.5 does not properly handle certain return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted GIF image file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/45656 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdk-pixbuf… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/49715 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-20.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
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